Capture 10 of each of the 5 bugs from each of the four areas. This represents 200 total bugs.

In-Depth Guide:

The general idea here is to run around with an Insect Net and catch insects which spawn in four separate areas. You acquire the Insect Net from “Gunnar” in the Piet weapon shop. Choose to “Enter Insect Tournament” and pick to buy the net! It costs you 100k gold, per net. You can choose to repair the nets as they lose damage, or you can purchase a bunch.

Now, as I said, there are four areas where the insects spawn:

The first area is accessible in the Mileth Armory. If you speak to Torrance he will give you the option to “enter hunting ground1.” Select that option and enter the map. This area contains the following bugs:

Mealybug

Katydid

Fungus Beetle

Assassin Bug

Weevil

The second area is accessible in Oren Armory (the one on the right). If you speak to Octavio he will give you the option to “enter hunting ground2.” Select that option and enter the map. This area contains the following bugs:

Grey Millipede

Robberfly

Leaf Beetle

Brown Millipede

Leafhopper

The third area is accessible through Mank, right outside the entrence to Hwarone. Choose “enter hunting ground3” to get into the third map. This area contains the following bugs:

Bee Fly

Gold Beetle

Moss Mantid

Lynx Spider

Leaf bug

The fourth area is accessible in the armory in Asilon. Speak to Akum and choose “enter hunting ground4” for the final hunting ground. This area contains the following bugs:

Blow Fly

Carpenter Ant

Weaver Ant

Cicada

Tiger Mosquito

*Please note, you can do the hunting grounds out of order if you’d like! =)

Once in there you’ll see what appears to be a swarm of bugs. Equip your net and assail the bugs. (You can also use other skills.) Your character will involuntarily say all sorts of silly things, but eventually after hitting the same bug long enough, you’ll catch it.

When you have caught all 200 bugs return to “Gunnar” in Piet. Choose to “Redeem Tournament Prize” and pick the reward you would like.

Congratulations! You’ve completed the most tedious and rewarding event Darkages has to offer!

Tips and Strategy:

The main strategy is to herd an insect to a wall. Once you get it to the wall if you walk directly up to it, It’ll pace back and forth, in front of you. Assail then.
(Put all assails and range skills on your first line and spam them all using Sleephunter v3, Macro Express, or by hand.)

A secondary strategy is to collect them at the corners, and if you use the first strategy correctly, finding them at corners can be much more lucrative.

The third and last part of this is be considerate. It is a very strong strategy/tip. If you do not steal other people’s bugs you have a great chance of them being open to you collecting the bugs that they drop. You also will not lose friends, perhaps you’ll make them!

This guide has been written by explorer and updated by Jaice. If you have any corrections, or would like anything added please private message.